TECHNOLOGY @ DAMIEN
| Technology is an integral part of the Damien High
School program. The ability to use technology to its fullest will help your
son succeed at Damien, in college, at work, and in many other facets of
life. Damien High School's technology program has greatly expanded over the
past few years. The technology currently on campus and planned for the near
future emulates that of a college campus not the typical high school campus. The Classes: Our technology program consists of five classes: Computer Literacy, Computer Programming, Advanced Placement Computer Programming, HTML, and Computer Systems and Analysis. The Computer Literacy class teaches students how to use a PC. This covers everything from learning to type correctly and efficiently, to using programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, Access, and more. The class also teaches students how to use presentation programs such as Microsoft PowerPoint to give presentations. These skills are then used in their other classes when they work on reports or give class presentations. The computer programming class teaches the basics of how to program in C++, one the most prevalent programming languages in the computer industry. This is a first introduction to programming for most students and many discover they wish to pursue programming as a career. The Advanced Placement (AP) Computer programming class is a college level programming class taught in Java. Students receive college credit by passing a test at the end of the year. The HTML class teaches students how to create web pages using HTML and Microsoft FrontPage. The Computer Systems and Analysis class teaches about the inside of a PC. Students learn to build their own computer, diagnose and fix problems, and about what is new in technology.
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| Technology on Campus: The Damien technology experience
includes both the students and the parents, and extends from the campus to
your home. We use an online system to integrate parents into the life at
Damien. This system will allow parents to check on how their son is doing.
As a parent, you will be able to log into your account through the internet
and find out what homework assignments your son has completed, what grades
he received, what he has due next week, tuition balances, attendance, and
more. There are currently five computer labs located on campus with plans for building several more. The campus is connected via a wireless “Wi-Fi” network. This network allows any student or teacher with a laptop to access the school network and the internet from anywhere on campus. The wireless network covers every corner of the campus allowing students the freedom to work anywhere on campus.
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The computer lab in the library and the computer lab
in the 600 bldg contain over 36 Pentium III computers each. All of which are
connected through a T1 line to the Internet. All students have their own
account which they can use on any computer on campus. This allows students
to save their work and continue at another location. The library is one of
the main places that students use the new wireless system, allowing them to
access the school network and internet through their laptop. All Internet
traffic on campus gets filtered through our high tech servers upstairs. The
library is our main center for computers on campus, and a place where many
students spend their time. We also have a computer lab in the art building with 10 computers. The use of this lab is integrated with our art classes. Students work with computer graphics, computer aided design (CAD) programs, and more. The other two labs on campus are used by the students who work on the school newspaper, and the students who work on the Damien yearbook.
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